Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-19
LEo XGm.
rHE DAILT LIFE or TIE PRESKNT oooU-
PANT OF TIE VATICAN.
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Pope Leo is an intensely nervous man
rs years old aud Of q frame 90 frail IL IL
q wonder that be livss at ell. However,
be IL very hard worker. All She de-
tails Of his various diplomatic places.
especially Of his religions campaign IN
Germany, be is working oat by him
self. To him the Cardinal Secretary Of
state is al sppendaRe. an amanuen-
sis or correspondent. Diplomaticsily
be IL, a. be once remarked. bis own Sec
FstaFy Of State. Bat Of late be has sim
ply oveFworksd himself. The mighty
brain seems 10 have forgotten the fee
bic body, and the Fesalt has been one
days break down from simple exhaus-
ton.
LEo's ADVANCED YEARS.
Very foTtunaiely his digestion Is excel
lent, and 80 be has rallied. His illness
was hardly serious save for his advanced
years. No one supposed that bis life
vas In danger. And yet, do you know
the word "PapabilsT" Il is a Latin
word GAllioized. and IL msaos one who
may possibly be a candidate for the
Pontihcats-a Papal dark horse, so to
speak. That one days confinement to
bed brought out no less than three papa
biles. Surely that was taking a look
ahead-a very long look aheAa, IL is to
be hoped. IL 10 the custom in Rome to
speculate on every slightest occurrence
In the Vatican. Here are the three
papabiles: First, there il Cardinal
Psneveli, Vicar General and Bishop OF
Rome. He Is not set old, and Ia a good
man. He hss been also named for the
naxt Secretary ship Of State. Indeed,
he has been 30 pTou inently named that
| IL would be safe, on that ground alone,
TO say that be will not get the office.
Besides. a. the eabl' gram have airesdy
indicated Vanutelli ~ nov regarded as
the coming Seoretvry; next Is CaFdiusl
Capecalstre, the Archbishop OF Capua,
and finally they name this Gard nal San
| Eelice de AquaVella, Archbishop OF M
/ piles. The last named Ia well known By
the maRnihoence be displays.
For some time past Il hiss been sim.
| ply impossible to obtain an audience
with the Pope except on the most uE
gent pontitioal busin 81, aud 50 it will
continue for some time to aome. Pope
Leo Is very adverse 10 granting aud
fences simply 10 crafty personal de
sirea, and bis court carries oct his wish
much more strictly than be himself
knows. Pope Pins was very different
in this respect. HIS easy good nature
made II almost impossible fer him TO re-
fuse, and 80 he gsantsd au audience TO
nearly every one VITO asked. hat the
present Pope says frankly that he Is too
busy With the grNvsst busiBess to sscFi-
Zee bis time in frequent audiences,
apart from the consideration Of his fee.
BILE health. Bat he Is described az a
charming entertainer. The Portuguese
Ambassador had the honor Of q three
hours audience with him last week.
GOOD TALKEB.
italian Is the Pope's favorite language
and he expresses himself With energy
aud eRs@ French he spssks Just little
more slowly, but With stately grace and
classical correctness. He retains the
least Of the conversation from the hFss
moment and does most OF the talking
But not word did the Pope say in All
these three hours conversation that for
any reason be might have wished az.
said. He knows the exact value Of
every syllable be utters. He expresses
hinself clearly and directly and leaves
No room for differences" or "eonslu-
si0ns."
He is the most careful writer. All OF
bis official addresses are prepared DAYS
In advance 81 their utteFAnce. and are
corrected again and again. until they
are ~ cold and keen as polished ieioles.
There IL aothiRR Of tire inpromptu
speaker In Leo XIII. What he says be
intends going on recotd, aud therefore
be says 10; be takes care that it may
so recorded and stay on record without
farther embarrassment. The Pope In |
mailing his delivery In private CONVEX. |
sAtiOn or other occasions speaks 81 /
sloWly that one might almost copy and |
translate his Latin sentences as be |
speaks them. Nor does even an address, |
~ carefully prepared in sdvancs, ever |
get to the world until Il has been re-
read sRd, u necessary, reeorrecssd for 1
The press.
rkPAL NEWSPAPER ORGANS.
Leo Nil. possesses beyond . doubt
,ne Of the most brilliant minds IN Ea-
rope. He IL q profound thinker. and 4
bis superior pever eat in the PapAl 4
'hAir. Rot there is one psint on which
Leo Kill barely seems himself 20
American minds. 10 u his treatment Of
bis PRESS. lie has two ofh sial organs in
Rome and others throughout Italy.
Ehile 10 all leading cities there Is proc
lsly one paper witch rsn acss. anthogi
hts views. In Rome his papers
ire the Italian L'Asssrr-sfore e s-sais
I'D the French koassfrssF - R-sls
ienre. u yoa want 60 kuoS the news 81
be Watts m. road the fereisu pagers.
rhe Official reports and statements wili
,vsutnally appeaE he these organs. bat
rhen they a. they are u ionger news
y tie AmerieAn mind. The news OF
he Vatican is very rarely Published
ssthiu twenty-four hogrs OF lie seear-
-pnce.
fhas The Cnsrssr TSsarsAl received lie
'AhlagrAms AnnOaneibg the i7ih OF
March ssa been ofhsiAliy named a. the
Law II TIE CansistaFy Just twsnty-tour
'oars before % A9pe,Fed in the Nesi-
s<r.
lie Pops. voc are told. does Dot spend
hsasAnas upoe thousands every year
or the sake Of letting the foreign cor
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siAns and Tarposes. lie komAns are
q 20 harry. feey are nsens 70 YAH
80 OF three Gays. u neoessaTy. IN order
% learn tie .thsiAlly eosFycs version Of
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